“You can start at the top and work your way down,” Whyte said. “Richard Perry stepped up and played a very solid match at No. 1 and it was nice to see Brandon Splitter get his first win of the year at No. 2. Eli Dickerson played another really good match for us. He did a good job figuring out what he needed to do, he found a plan and executed it. It was nice to see Sawyer Bacon play better, too, and Jacob Kunard was very impressive for us today. He was hitting the ball with confidence and I’ve been looking for him to step up and do that.”

The Tigers will travel to Republic Wednesday for a makeup match after it was originally rained out. Carthage will then travel to Nevada on Thursday, but the team will be without four of its top eight players both days as those players participate in SkillsUSA.

“It’s going to be a little bit of a challenge for us,” Whyte said. “It’s why you want more than six players. You’ve got to have some depth because there are times when kids have things to do. When they’re successful like that in more than just your sport you’re happy for them.”